crumple

/kɹˈʌmpəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. fall apart
   “the building crumbled after the explosion”
2. fold or collapse
   “His knees buckled”
3. to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
   “She puckered her lips”
4. become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
   “This fabric won't wrinkle”

Synonyms for crumple

• crumble
• tumble
• break down
• collapse
• buckle
• pucker
• rumple
• cockle
• knit
• wrinkle
• crease
• crinkle

Words that rhyme with crumple

• rumple
• humpal
• rumpel